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Product Data Sheets (PDS) describe our products: what they are, how to use them, their physical properties, and more. They are essential for customers who specify our products for use on a project, and for personnel in the field who apply them at construction sites. They are hard technical documents, written for technical personnel.
Notes
Application: Microsoft Word. Typeface: Arial.
I adapted a template used worldwide by Hempel for the current Neogard PDS. I modified it with the Neogard logo, colors, and with data formatted for the U.S./North American market. I also created a limited set of paragraph styles for each area in the PDS. Hempel is moving away from this template, but the Neogard brand will be using it for the foreseeable future.
I like this template. It’s clean, clear, easy to read, and gives the customer critical data. I converted all our PDS to this new format earlier this year. Click the image below for a sample; it’s for FC7500/FC7960, one of our most popular products.
One-component PDS template
Two-component PDS template
Click here for the complete list of Neogard PDS. All are in the format described above, and I wrote and published all of them. I also manage the content on this page, and all technical literature pages on Neogard.com.
Previous PDS Design
The old PDS were created in Adobe InDesign. My predecessors created the format in the mid-2000s; I updated our templates in 2015 with paragraph styles, table styles, and master pages for ease of use and consistency. I have included an example from 2016, which uses the 2015 template update.
Typefaces: Swis721 BlkEX BT Black, Xerox Sans Serif Wide, Arial.
